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(11) EP 0 621 003 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
15.05.1996 Bulletin 1996/20

(43) Date of publication A2:
26.10.1994 Bulletin 1994/43

(21) Application number: 94302658.3

(22) Date of filing: 14.04.1994
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: A47L 9/24, A47L 9/04
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LU NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 23.04.1993 US 53250

(71) Applicant: ELECTROLUX CORPORATION
Atlanta Georgia 30339 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Gray, Steven L.
    Johnson City, Tennessee 37601 (US)
  • Hoekstra, Peter
    Bristol, Tennessee 37620 (US)
  • Martin, Michael F.
    Bristol, Tennessee 37620 (US)
  • Moyher, George C.
    Bluff City, Tennessee 37618 (US)

(74) Representative: Smith, Philip Antony 
REDDIE & GROSE 16 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8PL
London WC1X 8PL (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Handle and wand system for vacuum cleaner


    (57) A powered floor nozzle (50) is attached by a swivel elbow (40) to a wand (30) coupled by a second identical wand (30) to a handle (20) and thus to a hose (10). Suction is applied to the nozzle by way of the hose, handle, and wands. Electrical power is conveyed to the nozzle by conductors mounted in the hose, handle and wands and controlled by a switch (22) in the handle.
    The coupling between the hose (10) and the handle (20) allows free rotation without interrupting the flow of current. The connections between the wands (30), the handle (20) and the elbow (40) allow easy release while providing a vacuum seal and low resistance electrical contacts. The handle and wand may be used with other tools, including non-powered tools.






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